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Alexei Ramirez is 21-for-51 (.412) with a pair of homers lifetime against James Shields. Teammate Dayan Viciedo (8-for-25) has also hit well against Shields.
Aaron Hill is 13-for-28 with five extra-base hits in his career against Ryan Vogelsong.
Justin Morneau has an 1.179 OPS in 36 career at-bat against Roberto Hernandez.
Freddie Freeman (11-for-25, 5 XBHs) and Jason Heyward (13-for-31, 4 XBHs) have had success against Stephen Strasburg.
Denard Span is 13-for-33 with four XBHs against Ervin Santana.
Buster Posey is 9-for-22 with four XBHs in his career against Wade Miley.
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Alex Gordon (5-for-29), Billy Butler (7-for-34) and Alcides Escobar (0-for-13) shave all struggled against John Danks.
B.J. Upton is 4-for-22 with 11 Ks against Strasburg. Andrelton Simmons is just 2-for-14.
Ian Desmond (3-for-15) and Asdrubal Cabrera (8-for-38) haven’t fared well against Santana.
Trevor Plouffe (1-for-15, 7 Ks) and Brian Dozier (2-for-13, 7 Ks) haven’t put up much of a fight against Max Scherzer.
Josh Hamilton (2-for-15) and Albert Pujols (3-for-22) have struggled against Hisashi Iwakuma.
Hunter Pence has managed just two hits while striking out eight times in 19 career at-bats against Miley.
